Canadian History from Bazaar of Books

Acadie: Esquisses d' un parcours/ Sketches of a journey by Cecile Chevrier avec la collaboration de/ in collaboration with Anne Tubiolo pour la documentation/ for the research et de/ and Rodrigue Chiasson pour l' adaptation a l' anglais/ for the English translation. [Dieppe, NB: La Societe Nationale de l' Acadie] and [St.-Joseph-de-Memramcook, NB: La Societe de Monument Lefebvre Inc., 1994].… Read more about this item

Painters in a New Land: From Annapolis Royal to the Klondike. Selected and Introduced by Michael Bell. [Toronto]: McClelland and Stewart Limited, [1973]. pp. 224, Index, Bibliography. numerous colour and b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown cloth with gilt title on spine (heavily sunned spine, bottom strip of fading & also to outer edges of front cover, several small stains… Read more about this item

Valour Remembered: Canada and the First World War: 1918- November 11- 1978 by Patricia Giesler. Ottawa: Minister of Veterans Affairs, 1982. Published in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Armistice of the First World War/ Souvenirs de Vaillance: La participation du Canada a la Premiere Guerre mondiale. Pour commemorer le 60e anniversaire de l'armistice de la Premiere Guerre mondiale.… Read more about this item

"Camera in the Interior: 1858, H. L. Hime, Photographer The Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition by Richard J. Huyda. Toronto: The Coach House Press, [1975]. Printed in an edition of 2000 copies. pp. 55, Bibliography. numerous illus. and 1 folding map. Hardcover, tan cloth with gilt title on spine (corners square, quite foxed on top edge, interior clean & unmarked,… Read more about this item

"Policing The Top Of The World" by Herbert Patrick Lee. London: John Lane The Bodley Head Limited, [1928]. First edition. pp. 250 + 6 pp. advertising. 21 b. & w. illus. and 2 maps. Rebound in quarter leather, blue boards with gilt-stamped title on spine [originally in beige cloth]. (spine scuffed, marks on covers, corners worn, few pages foxed, couple… Read more about this item

"Montcalm & Wolfe: Two Men Who Forever Changed the Course of Canadian History" by Roch Carrier. Translated by Donald Winkler. [Toronto]: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., [2014]. pp. 328, Index. Hardcover, quarter black cloth and cream boards, with gilt title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). d.j., unclipped. Fine condition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" (23.5cm x 16cm).

"Mounted Police Life in Canada: A Record of Thirty-one Years' Service" by Captain R. Burton Deane. Toronto: Prospero Books, 2001. Reprint of 1916 edition. pp. 312. 4 b. & w. illus. and 1 folding map. Hardcover, black boards with gilt title on spine (corners square, notation on front free endpaper, interior clean & unmarked). d.j. (no wear, bit faded on… Read more about this item

"My Years With Stanfield" by E. D. Haliburton. Windsor, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, [1972]. pp. 116. some b. & w. illus. Paperback (worn to corners and bottom of spine, soiled, pages toned, price sticker on back cover, inscription on half-title page). Good + condition. Size: 8 1/8" x 5 1/2" (21cm x 14cm).

"Lockeport As I Remember 1949-1975" by Laverne Lloyd (MacDonald). Published by the author, 2012. (Printed by Seeblick Printing, Lockeport, Nova Scotia). pp. 102. many b. & w. illus. (a few in colour). Paperback, staple bound (back corner creased, interior is clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Saga of the Rugged Islands" by James T. Bebb. Published by the author, 1993. (Printed by Passage Print & Litho Ltd., Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia). pp. 256. a few b. & w. illus. signed by the author on half-title page. Paperback (bit soiled and worn, lower front & back corner bent, both covers creased, mark on half-title page). Good condition. Size:… Read more about this item

"Lost Mariners of Shelburne County." Editor, Eleanor Robertson Smith. [n.p.]: Stoneycroft Publishing, [1991]. signed by the editor. pp. 195. many b. & w. illus. Paperback (corners worn, back corner creased, covers darkened in spots, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9" x 6" (23cm x 15.5cm).

"Historic Annapolis Valley: Rural Life Remembered." (Images of the Past). by Mike Parker. [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2006]. pp. 162, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (little wear to corners, interior clean & unmarked). Very Good condition. Size: 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" (23.5cm x 16.5cm).

"A Pageant of Canada: The European Contribution to the Iconography of Canadian History." Catalogue by Roy Strong. Ottawa: The National Gallery of Canada, 1967. An Exhibition arranged in Celebration of the centenary of Confederation. pp. 315, Index. numerous b. & w. illus., 4 colour. Paperback (some wear, spine faded, few scratches, page inserted- "Compliments of..., National Gallery of Canada", stamp… Read more about this item

"Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt" by Kit Pearson. (Dear Canada series). [Markham, Ontario]: Scholastic Canada Ltd., [2002]. pp. 220. some b. & w. illus. Hardcover, illustrated boards with book ribbon (corners rubbed, lower spine bumped, interior clean & unmarked). inscribed by author and signed. Very Good condition. Size: 7 5/8" x 5 1/2" (19.5cm x 14cm).

"Western Canadian Dictionary and Phrase Book". Facsimile of the 1913 edition [by John Sandilands], with an Introduction by John Orrell. [Edmonton, Alberta]: The University of Alberta Press, 1977. pp. 52. Hardcover, beige boards with brown title on front & spine (corners square, one tiny dent on front cover edge, spine faded and also covers partially faded, interior is clean &… Read more about this item

"The Yonge Street Story 1793-1860: An Account from Letters, Diaries and Newspapers." Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited, [1977]. pp. 192, Index, Bibliography. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, brown boards with gilt title on spine (corners worn & slightly bent, spine worn at top & bottom, edgeworn at bottom, indentation to lower back cover with a bend in cover, top edge… Read more about this item

"Valour Remembered: Canadians in Korea/ Souvenirs de Vaillance: Les Canadiens en Coree" by Patricia Giesler. [Ottawa]: Veterans Affairs Canada, [1997]. pp. 27 (English). text in English and French. Each text, with photographs, is printed in separate sections, back to back. many b. & w. illus. and maps. Softcover (dampstain in margins, which is more visible on the French text and… Read more about this item

"Bluenose" by Monica Graham. (Stories of our Past). [Halifax, NS]: Nimbus Publishing, [2010]. pp. 121, Bibliography, Index. many illus. (b.&w. and colour). Paperback (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). Near Fine condition. Size: 8" x 5 1/2" (20cm x 14cm).

"Canada's Navy: The First Century" by Marc Milner. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, [1999]. pp. 356, Bibliography, Index. many b. & w. illus. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver title on spine (corners square, interior clean & unmarked). dj. (shelf wear). Near fine condition.Size: 9 1/2" x 6 3/4" (25cm x 17.5cm).

"Canada's Flowers: History of the Corvettes of Canada 1939-1945" by Thomas G. Lynch. (Military Journal Special 5). [Bennington, Vermont: International Graphics Corp., 1981]. pp. 100, Bibliography. numerous b. & w. illus. Paperback (toned on spine & front cover, corners worn, few marks on front cover and back cover soiled, interior is unmarked). Very good condition.Size: 10 3/4" x 8 3/8" (27.5cm… Read more about this item